ELA+Kindergarten+Lesson+16

Topic: Science Tools

Common Core Standards RI.K.2-- With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.K.5-- Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. RF.K.3b-- Associate the long and short sounds with common i. SL.K.2-- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. SLK.6-- Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. L.K.1a-- Print many upper- and lowercase letters. LK.1b-- Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs. LK.2b-- Recognize and name end punctuation.

Suggested Student Objectives
 * Listen for when to pause for punctuation in a story
 * Answer questions about a story
 * Learn new oral vocabulary words
 * Identify words that begin with /short i and writing I i (capital and lower case)
 * High Frequency Words: is, how
 * Dictate a Message

Suggested Additional Readings

Peter Period by Barbara Cooper My " i " sound box by Jane Belk Moncure Benjamin Franklin by Philip Abraham Series: Punctuation by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann (Apostrophe, Comma, Exclamation Point, Quotation Marks, Question Mark)

Resource Links

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 * >Earth and Science Section
 * > Earth Science
 * > Earth Scientists
 * > Paleontologists/ Geologists

Activities

1. Learn about a Scientist! __Materials: __ __Description: __
 * Whiteboard (with sound)
 * Worksheet
 * Pencil and Crayons
 * With PebbleGo read about either scientist Paleontologists, or Geologists.
 * Together read aloud the tabbed sections or have the section read to you. Be sure to view the video that is included!
 * Click on the "share what you know" button for the worksheet.
 * Students can dictate (or copy) one fact about the scientist studied, the best thing about being that scientist, and draw a picture.

Assessments 1. This is based on facts that students recall and dictate

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